Comments on: Steyr SSG Carbon Rifle with Chipped Carbon SMC Stock

By: Breeny

Breeny — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:09:52 +0000

This firearm just arrived down under, had a chance to use it and was extreamly impressed with performance, it’s light and stock fits and works great, one of the best fitting stocks I’ve used.

True downsides are, the barrel is on the light and short side for true long range or target use, more suitable for hunting/stalking.

Looks are of personal taste, but it works.

By: Julio

Julio — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:49:50 +0000

I looked at this at IWA last year and -like previous posters- wasn’t impressed, either by its ergonomics or its looks. The stock construction may be different but I assumed this was about reducing cost rather than improving performance (how much room for improvement is there, anyway?)

By: Affe

Affe — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 04:58:01 +0000

It’s 2015. They could have done better than a 308.

By: Aero Dave

Aero Dave — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:46:54 +0000

“the same “chipped-carbon” Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) construction used to create load-bearing structures in Formula 1 racecars and high-performance aircraft” What marketing garbage! F1 and high performance aircraft use nothing like this – they use high modulus carbon fiber filaments in woven cloth or unidirectional tapes so loads are carried in the fibers across the part, not just in little disjoint “flakes”.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 22:27:39 +0000

Wow, real honest to gawd carbon chips!
Yeah, whatever. I’ll take the Ruger Precision Rifle and spend the difference on a great scope and rings. Took them 16 months to fill a large quantity of LEO orders; sounds like another waste of taxpayer dollars.

By: wsm_bertl1

wsm_bertl1 — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:46:55 +0000

i still shot it over here in Austria, can´t reach the safety without taking the hand from the pistol grip, it´s really cheap made, for that big amount an absolutely no Go

By: Syncrowave

Syncrowave — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:59:23 +0000

“Steyr claims that the SMC stock material absorbs recoil better than wood, metal, fiberglass or other synthetics.”

So…it strains like a coil spring under recoil?

Or is it just heavy, like lead?

By: Mr.T

Mr.T — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 11:54:22 +0000

Uff its ugly , pistol grip design looks like it was copied from a cheap chinese cordless drill